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Once I run out of names (or hit some un-predetermined number), I'll stop naming. But it's easier to talk to my friends and family about the tarantulas when they have names, as they don't know the common names, let alone scientific names. B. albopilosum: Cornelius (asked brother for a random...

Nice slings! I keep my tiny ones in little cups like that. You may just want to add some substrate.

My Brachys are great eaters. The albopilosum will eat anything I put in there. They're pretty docile, and the adults can get great colors (in personal opinion). The only problem for them being display T's is that they turned into pet holes. But it's fun watching them burrow.

Thanks, both of you. In the heat of the moment all I could remember about sealing wounds was reading about glue. Now that the immediate situation is over, I remember about cornstarch. He's on his stomach and the remaining limbs are outstretched. When I put him in ICU, one of the legs twitched...

I noticed my tiny Chaco sling was going into a moult last night, so I put his enclosure away from all activity/noise/light (me being paranoid). This morning the moult was complete, so I took his enclosure out and put him on the shelf where I keep my other slings. But my dogs ran into the shelf...

Bilbo Camera's just an old Casio Exilim from, like, 2008-9. But it's served well. Another picture of Bilbo (G. rosea/Rose Hair) with one of my favorite books. Taken May 2, 2013 Just now learning how difficult it is to operate a computer with a tarantula taking up one's dominant hand.

More Tarantulas Bilbo (G. rosea/Rose Hair red morph) Picture taken April 26, 2013; approx. 2-2.5 cm Picture taken April 30, 2013 (1 moult between); approx. 3 cm Arachne (B. vagans/Mexican Red Rump) Picture taken April 30, 2013; approx. 2 cm Anansi (P. nigricolor/Blue Bloom...

The first step to overcoming an addiction is to admit that you have a problem. I don't have a problem. :D I started owning tarantulas about a month ago (March 2013), and the collection has since grown. They know my face at the local pet store (Zookeeper Austin, awesome store, pretty great T...

Bilbo, the G.rosea/Rose Hair baby, ~2.5cm (taken 4.26.2013).

Moriarty, the G. pulchripes/Chaco Golden Knee baby, ~1.5cm (taken 4.3.2013)

Cornelius (B. albopilosum/Curly Hair) baby at ~3cm, taken 4-7-2013.

My B. albopilosum/Curly Hair moulted today while I was at work/school. Unfortunately Cornelius crawled back into his burrow before I could get a measure of him, but he was at about 3cm prior. First moult as a T-owner--quite excited! :D

Introduction My name is Courtney. While not new to stalking/reading this forum, I am new to owning T's. (Yes, I've read Stan's rant and most of the Spiders, Calgary page, and have browsed the Tarantula Keeper's Guide. That will not stop me from being paranoid that I'm going to accidentally kill...